Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Can the president preemptively pardon someone?
President Trump appears to be still considering a plan to shut down the southern border.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readPresident Trump appears to be still considering a plan to shut down the southern border. During his trip to Calexico a few weeks ago, he reportedly told the now acting head of Homeland Security that he would pardon him if he were sent to jail for ordering border agents to turn back asylum seekers. The White House has denied those reports.
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The full episode
2 of 5Can a short-term fix help long-term homelessness?- 0:00How the Writers Guild protest could change the industry
- 12:39Can the president preemptively pardon someone?You’re reading this
- 20:53Fire at Notre-Dame: what that means for Paris and the rest of the world
- 28:23LA officials are housing more homeless people than ever before, but how?
- 36:22Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’ and the cultural significance of black country music